Sussexes focus on aid and mental health as two-day trip to Amman gets under way
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not expected to meet members of Jordan’s royal family during their current visit, according to reports, as the couple begin a short humanitarian tour in the Middle East.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Amman on Wednesday morning for a 48-hour programme centred on humanitarian relief, mental health support and assistance for communities displaced by conflict.
Their first stop was the headquarters of the World Health Organization in the Jordanian capital, where they were received by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Discussions there focused on regional health challenges and the psychological impact of war on vulnerable populations.
The couple’s schedule also includes meetings with medical evacuees who have been brought out of Gaza for treatment. They are expected to hear directly from families navigating recovery and displacement.
Another key visit will take them to the regional hub of World Central Kitchen, the charity coordinating food deliveries and humanitarian supplies into Gaza. The organisation has played a central role in emergency food response efforts in the region.
While the trip carries diplomatic undertones, it is understood to be firmly humanitarian in nature rather than a royal engagement. That makes a formal meeting with Jordan’s royal household unlikely.
The visit comes two years after Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah married Princess Rajwa Al Hussein in a high-profile ceremony attended by senior British royals. In 2025, the Jordanian royal couple travelled to the UK, where they met the Prince and Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle.
For Harry and Meghan, however, this trip appears focused squarely on humanitarian work, with public engagements centred on health, relief and community support rather than royal diplomacy.
